Does iOS have a new web view thing in iOS 26?
Asked on 2025-10-14
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Yes, iOS 26 introduces a new WebView API for SwiftUI, which is designed to effortlessly display web content within your app. This new SwiftUI view, powered by WebKit, allows you to show URLs by initializing a WebView. It also includes a new observable model type called Webpage, which enables rich interaction with web content. You can programmatically navigate on the page and access page properties. This is part of the new WebKit APIs for SwiftUI, which aim to simplify the integration of web content into apps. For more details, you can refer to the session Meet WebKit for SwiftUI.
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